PSPP NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.
-Time-stamp: <2009-07-16 20:35:22 blp>
+Time-stamp: <2009-09-08 21:08:29 blp>
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-Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2-pre5:
+Changes from 0.7.1 to 0.7.2:
- * Internationalization:
+ * Updated Perl module interface.
- - A translation into Dutch is now supplied, thanks to Harry
- Thijssen and the translationproject.org coordinators.
+ * Value labels for long string variables are now supported.
+
+ * Missing values for long string variables are now supported.
+
+Changes from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1:
+
+ * Added a perl module to facilitate reading and writing of pspp system
+ files from perl programs.
+
+Changes from 0.6.2-pre6 to 0.7.0:
+
+ * Custom variable and data file attributes are now supported.
+ Commands VARIABLE ATTRIBUTE and DATAFILE ATTRIBUTE have been added
+ for setting and clear attributes. Support for attributes has also
+ been added to commands that read and write system files, such as
+ SAVE and GET, as well as to the DISPLAY command.
+
+ * Numererous improvements to the Graphical User Interface have
+ made. Notable improvements include:
+
+ - Non-Ascii characters in strings, labels and variable names are
+ now supported.
+
+ - A "Split Window" function is available, which makes it easier to
+ see different parts of a large data file.
+
+ - Data files can now be opened by specifing their name as the first
+ argument. This means that on a properly configured desktop, double
+ clicking on an icon will open the file.
+
+
+ * New statistical procedures:
+ - CORRELATIONS
+ - ROC
+ - RELIABILITY
+
+ NPAR TESTS now supports the WILCOXON and SIGN subcommands.
+
+ The CROSSTABS command has been completely re-implemented to fix numerous bugs.
+
+ * Three new commands to combine data files have been added: MATCH FILES,
+ UPDATE and ADD FILES.
+
+ * A tutorial chapter has been added to the user manual.
+
+
+Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2-pre6:
+
+ * New translations:
+
+ - Dutch, thanks to Harry Thijssen.
+
+ - Brazilian Portuguese, thanks to Michel Boaventura.
+
+ Thanks for translations are also due to the coordinators at
+ translationproject.org.
* Statistical bug fixes:
- REGRESSION: Report correct standard error of the estimate (bug
#25677).
- - T-TEST: Report correct significance of paired sample T-test (bug
- #26936). Thanks to Mike Griffiths <mike_g50@hotmail.com> for
- reporting this bug.
+ - T-TEST: Report correct significance of paired sample T-test in
+ the common case (bug #26936) and corner cases. Thanks to Mike
+ Griffiths and Matej Cepl for reporting these bugs.
* Build fixes and changes: